Tues Aug 27, 8:00 pm
Wed Aug 28, 7:45pm
Thu Aug 29, 6:00 pm
Fri Aug 30 3:30 pm
Sat Aug 31, 12:45 pm
Sun Sept 1, 3:15 pm
VENUE: Metro Studio - 1411 Quadra
Regular $11, Student / Senior $9
Drama with music
Running Time: 75 minutes
All Ages
RAKUJUKU, which loosely means ‘having fun troupe’, began in 1997 with Show Ryuzanji as a director who wanted to ‘have fun’ with people who had already experienced life, which meant over the age of 45. RAKUJUKU is now well-known as a pioneer acting company for senior actors. Each member has her/his own family and has raised children or even grandchildren, which brings to the stage her/his own unique presence. Their energy and enthusiasm are as great as or even greater than young ones’.
Ryuzanji won the Best of Fringe Award in 2000 with Educating Mad Persons and the Pick of the Fringe Award in 2012 with Hanafuda Denki at the Victoria Fringe Festival. Now he directs RAKUJUKU, in a show that's sure to enchant the audience..
The famous Shakespearean comedy, Twelfth Night, is performed as an adaptation set in old Japan. Energetic actors with an average age of 61 perform in Japanese with English surtitles. Come see them love, laugh, sing, and dance joyfully in gorgeous kimonos.
We believe that watching something joyful makes you happy.
Why not come and be happy with us!
Yukihime & Ranmaru (Lady Viola & Cesario): Yuko Sekiguchi
Duke Ogasawara (Duke Orsino) : Izumi Murata
Tokihime (Lady Olivia) : Kazuko Kawamoto
Kagetora (Sir Toby Belch) : Mari Nikaido
Sir Ayanokoji (Sir Andrew Aguecheek) : Akko Takano
Marui Sandayu (Malvolio) : Aya Meguro
Maya (Maria) : Mie Kirihara
Yukinojo & Tamegoro (Sebastian & Roderigo ) : Mitsue Naito
Samezo (Antonio) : Takuhei Kozu
Gombei (Sea Captain), Priest: Nanae Mikawa
Officer: Sanshiro Goto
Yang (fool) : Satoko Sugiyama
Ning (Fool) : Michiko Nishikawa
Tong (Fool) : Miyuki Sakaguchi
Director: Show Ryuzanji / Costumes: Makiko Horinouchi / Music: Michio Tarama / Choreography: Emi Takemura, Ari Miyagawa
Subtitle translation: Mari Nikaido , Claire Tanaka / Lighting: ROMI, Etsuo Yamagami / Sound: Nanaho Unebe
Stage manager:So Suwa Takuhei Kozu / Subtitle operator: Ari Miyagawa / Illustration: Momoko Yamanaka / Flyer: Nanaho Unebe
Presented by RYUZANJI★COMPANY
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